George Frank  KORCH

1900 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
CT page 40 of 56 #526 Thompson. Andrew is listed as born in July 1868, 31 years old working in woolen mill.
Elizabeth July 1868, 31 years old. They have been married for 12 years. They have had 6 children. 6 children are still living.
Daughter Elizabeth, 15 and Son Andrew, 13 both born in Austria Dec 1884 and July 1886.
Anna, 8, born in CT in July 1891, daughter; sons, John (b. July 1892, CT), 8; George (b. July 1895, CT), 4; and Eddie (b. Apr 1897, MA), 3.
The last name is Korch, but looks like Korck. Year of immigration to United States for Andrew, Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Andrew is 1889. Number of years in the United States is 11 for all. Andrew is listed as an alien.
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1910 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
CT page 17 of 54 #589 Thompson (Wilsonville Village) as farmer, age 44.
With wife, Elizabeth, 44, born in Austria, parents both born in Austria.
Sons, George, 15, and Edward, 18, Mary, 9 and daughter Mae, age 2.
George works in a woolen mill. Children all born in CT. Willard and Anna (Korch) Feige and family are living near them.
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1917
He was born in East Lyme, Connecticut. He is the Assistant Manager of the Woolworth Store in Webster, MA. He lives in Thompson,Connecticut.
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1920
George Korch is living on High St. in Webster, MA. He is 24, born in CT, parents b. in Austria. He is a weaver in a woolen mill. Living with him is his wife May, age 20.
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Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
1922 - Chase Mills, Webster, Mass.

WEAVE ROOM
'George Korch is receiving congratulations on the arrival of a girl. Charlotte is her name. Keeps George quite busy every morning (not passing around the cigars) but telling stories about his older daughter Jane, aged 18 months.'

Title A.W. employees booster, Volumes 6-7; Volume 1922
Author American Woolen Company. Dept. of Labor
Publisher Dept. of Labor, American Woolen Company, 1922
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Dec 11, 2008
Page 22

1928 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Korch, George (Mae), emp W Mills, h Ash R D 1
The Webster and Oxford Directory 1928

1930 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
George F. and Mae N. Korch are living on Ash St in Webster, MA. George is 35, b. CT, parents b. Czechslovakia. He works in a woolen mill. Mae is 30, b. MA, parents b. Sweden. Living with them are the following children: Jayne O. age 9, b. MA.; Charlotte, age 8, b. MA; George, age 5, b. MA; Harold, age 4 1/ 2, b. MA; Barbara, age 3 1/ 12, b. MA; Warren, age 1 2/ 12 b. MA; Donald, age 1 2/ 12 b. MA.


name: George F Korch
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 35
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1895
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Czechoslovakia
mother's birthplace: Czechoslovakia
enumeration district number: 0293
family number: 752
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 98
nara publication: T626, roll 966
film number: 2340701
digital folder number: 4607702
image number: 00865...Read full story


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1931
Korch Andrew (Anna) loomfixer, h 45 First
Korch Anna emp B A C & S Co., r 45 First
Korch Edward (Mamie), h Ash, R D 1
Korch Elizabeth emp N Grosvenordale, r Henry Korch
Korch Floris, dom, r 45 First
Korch George F (Mae), emp W Mills, h Ash, R D 1
Korch Henry E (Elizabeth), weaver, h Ash, R D 1
Korch Lillian emp Hartford, r 45 First
Korch Margaret, r Henry Korch
Manning's Webster Numerical Street Directory 1931

1935
Korch George F. emp W Mills h Ash R D 1
Webster MA 1935 Directory

1940 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
114 Wilsonville
Kovalchk Elizabeth, head, 73, widow, b. Austria
Kovalcek George, head, 45, b. CT, weaver, woolen mill. $496
Kovalcek Warren, son, 11, b. CT
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1942 World War II Draft Registration
name: George Frank Korch
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
gender: Male
birth date: 12 Jul 1894
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Connecticut
nara publication number: M1962
arc identifier: 2555449
film number: 2283751
digital folder number: 004135849
image number: 04406

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ X5PF-223 : accessed 07 Dec 2012), George Frank Korch, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2283751.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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1950 - Thompson, Connecticut
Name: George Korch
Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Separated
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Citizenship: yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Anna Feige 59
George Korch 55 Brother
Herbert Wolfe 50 Lodger
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Obituary
GEORGE KORCH

WEBSTER - George Korch, 60, of Main street, Southbridge, a former resident of Webster, died Friday afternoon after a long illness.

Besides his wife, Mae (Ostberg) Korch, he leaves four daughter, Mrs. Stephen Plaza and Mrs. Charles Kapas, both of Dudley, Mrs. Eugene Armstrong of Fiskdale and Miss Norma Korch of Webster; five sons, Warren Korch, who is serving with the armed forces in Korea, Donald Korch of Grosvenor Dale, Conn., and George Harold and Leonard Korch, all of Webster; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Korch and Mrs. Mae Korch, both of Cleveland O., Mrs. Henry Korch of Webster, and Mrs. Herbert Wolf of Dudley; three brothers, John Korch of Manchester, Conn., and Edward and Andrew Korch, both of Webster, and seven grand-children.

The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Shaw Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Davis officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Calling hours at the funeral home will be from 7 to 10 p.m. today.

Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 15, 1955